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British army paratroopers train Sierra Leone soldiers for African mission in Somalia. | |||
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British army paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in
mortar firing in preparation for an African Union mission in Somalia next
year. The team of soldiers, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment,
based in Colchester, flew out to West Africa to complete the live-fire
tactical training of the Sierra Leonean troops. |
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![]() A British Army paratrooper from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment training Sierra Leonean troops to fire mortars [Picture: Crown Copyright/British MOD 2011 |
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The
paratroopers were led by Warrant Officer Class 2 Sergeant Major Dean Stokes,
also of The Parachute Regiment and a member of the International Military
Assistance Training Team (IMATT). He has been in Sierra Leone twice before
on operations, and is struck by the changes: |
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![]() Sierra Leonean troops fire a mortar [Picture: Crown Copyright/British MOD 2011] |
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Experts
in their field, the paratroopers' own platoon has recently returned from
Afghanistan, but the team was impressed with the progress they saw: |
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